| Event | 2026 Grand Challenge I |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 5ā7 September 2025 |
| Attendance | 5500 MA + 136 SR + 75 JR (Players eligible for Championship Points) |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2026 SeasonĀ āĀ VGC Regulation Set H |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The PokƩmon Company International (TPCi) |
Table of Contents
Results
Championship Point payouts were confirmed on 17 September 2025.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1847.1 |  | Davide Fazio (ā„LOVEā„Deiv) | 75Ā CP (EU) |  |
| 2 | 1837.0 |  | HĆ©ctor SĆ”nchez (Layla) | 65Ā CP (EU) | |
| 3 | 1808.3 |  | Joji Kaieda (S) | 75Ā CP (OC) | |
| 4 | 1806.4 |  | Michael Kelsch | 54Ā CP (EU) | |
| 5 | 1806.3 |  | Marcus Koh (Calculus) | 54Ā CP (EU) | |
| 6 | 1802.9 |  | Nikolaj HĆøj Nielsen (Nikolaj_H) | 52Ā CP (EU) | |
| 7 | 1801.4 |  | Toler Webb (Toler) | 75Ā CP (NA) | |
| 8 | 1799.9 |  | Koen van Cann (KoonKy) | 52Ā CP (EU) | |
| 9 | 1794.6 | | Waleed Helmy (Voidbunni) | 65Ā CP (NA) | |
| 10 | 1793.4 | | Stefano Greppi (Ste) | 52Ā CP (EU) | |
| 11 | 1792.1 | | Zach Holowiak | 54Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 12 | ? | | Simone Sanvito | 52Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 13 | 1788.1 | | Juan Borreguero (Mithos) | 25 CP (EU) | |
| 14 | ? |  | Justin Miranda-Radbord | 54Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 15 | ? | | Giovanni Costa | 52Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 16 | 1787.2 | | Francesco Ballerini (Ballero72) | 25Ā CP (EU) |  |
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1785.6 |  | Oscar Princivalle (Swamp) | 25 CP (EU) | |
| 18 | 1783.4 |  | Peng Chongjun (大å”) | 52 CP (NA) | |
| 19 | 1783.3 | | Mark Mullender (Mark) | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 20 | ? | | Aaron Brok | 52Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 21 | 1781.4 | | Kusha Kanani (Busha) | 25 CP (EU) | |
| 22 | ? |  | Mattie Morgan | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 23 | 1778.9 | | Tang Shiliang (20äŗ®äŗ®) | 52 CP (NA) | |
| 24 | 1778.3 | | Bart van Doorn (Trabje) | 25 CP (EU) | Ā |
| 25 | 1777.8 |  | Alexavier Alvarez (Areku) | 25 CP (NA) | |
| 26 | ? | | VĆctor Medina | 25Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 27 | ? |  | Oliver Eskolin | 13Ā CP (EU) | |
| 28 | 1775.5 | | Javier Corrales | 13Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
| 29 | 1773.8 |  | Eduardo Cunha | 13 CP (EU) | Ā |
| 30 | 1773.6 | | Sam Pletcher (LuxioBro) | 25Ā CP (NA) | |
| 31 | ? | | Emmanuel Boctor | 25Ā CP (NA) | Ā |
| 32 | ? | | Pablo LĆ³pez | 13Ā CP (EU) | Ā |
Top 16 standings per rating zone
Check here the separate Championship Point standings 
There were 2489 MA + 60 SR + 34 JR players in North America: the Top 1024 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1801.4 | | Toler Webb (Toler) | 75Ā CP | | Ā | 9 | 1777.8 | | Alexavier Alvarez (Areku) | 25Ā CP | |
| 2 | 1794.6 | | Waleed Helmy (Voidbunni) | 65Ā CP | | Ā | 10 | 1773.6 | | Sam Pletcher (LuxioBro) | 25Ā CP | |
| 3 | 1792.1 | | Zach Holowiak | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 11 | ? | | Emmanuel Boctor | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 4 | ? | | Justin Miranda-Radbord | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 12 | 1769.1 | | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) | 25Ā CP | |
| 5 | ? | | Giovanni Costa | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 13 | 1766.5 | | Kylan Van Severen (Kylan) | 25Ā CP | |
| 6 | 1783.4 | | Peng Chongjun (大å”) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 14 | 1763.5 | | Zachary Weed | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 7 | ? | | Aaron Brok | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 15 | ? | | Tanner Mask | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 8 | 1778.9 | | Tang Shiliang (20äŗ®äŗ®) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 16 | ? | | Erik Holmstrom | 25Ā CP | Ā |
There were 1960 MA + 45 SR + 20 JR players in Europe: the Top 512 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1847.1 | | Davide Fazio (ā„LOVEā„Deiv) | 75Ā CP | | Ā | 9 | 1788.1 | | Juan Borreguero (Mithos) | 25Ā CP | |
| 2 | 1837.0 | | HĆ©ctor SĆ”nchez (Layla) | 65Ā CP | | Ā | 10 | 1787.2 | | Francesco Ballerini (Ballero72) | 25Ā CP | |
| 4 | 1806.4 | | Michael Kelsch | 54Ā CP | | Ā | 11 | 1785.6 | | Oscar Princivalle (Swamp) | 25Ā CP | |
| 4 | 1806.3 | | Marcus Koh (Calculus) | 54Ā CP | | Ā | 12 | 1783.3 | | Mark Mullender (Mark) | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 5 | 1802.9 | | Nikolaj HĆøj Nielsen (Nikolaj_H) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 13 | 1781.4 | | Kusha Kanani (Busha) | 25Ā CP | |
| 6 | 1799.9 | | Koen van Cann (KoonKy) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 14 | ? | | Mattie Morgan | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 7 | 1793.4 | | Stefano Greppi (Ste) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 15 | 1778.3 | | Bart van Doorn (Trabje) | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 8 | ? | | Simone Sanvito | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 16 | ? | | VĆctor Medina | 25Ā CP | Ā |
There were 790 MA + 16 SR + 17 JR players in Latin America: the Top 256 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1771.1 |  | Caio Lattanzi (caiovibora) | 75Ā CP | | Ā | 9 | ? |  | Jeshua Rivera | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 2 | 1757.3 |  | Juan Salerno (Juanfi) | 65Ā CP | | Ā | 10 | 1726.8 | | Pedro Feitosa (Static) | 25Ā CP | |
| 3 | ? |  | Paul Ruiz | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 11 | 1726.8 |  | SebastiĆ”n Lobos (Seba) | 25Ā CP | |
| 4 | ? |  | Gabriel Peralta | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 12 | ? | | RogĆ©rio Catel | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 5 | ? | | Cristhian Andrade | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 13 | 1720.0 | | Gustavo Kengo (KENGO) | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 6 | ? | | Marcus Takeshi CenturiĆ³n | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 14 | ? |  | Diego GutiĆ©rrez | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 7 | 1732.7 | | Antonio Marco Rodrigo (EXHOUL) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 15 | ? | | CristĆ³bal Carrasco | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 8 | ? | | Renzo Navarro | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 16 | ? | | Diego PavĆ³n | 25Ā CP | Ā |
There were 235 MA + 12 SR + 4 JR players in Oceania: the Top 64 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1808.3 | | Joji Kaieda (S) | 75Ā CP | | Ā | 9 | ? |  | Wbscg | 25 CP | Ā |
| 2 | 1773.1 |  | Daniel Quek | 65Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 10 | ? | | Christian Mossati | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 3 | ? |  | Trent Sayer | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 11 | ? | | Mike Barnes | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 4 | ? | | Jack Roth | 54Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 12 | ? |  | Äįŗ”t LĘ°Ę”ng | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 5 | ? | | Nicholas Kan | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 13 | ? | | Timothy Nurse | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 6 | ? | | Yoav Reuven | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 14 | ? | | Mitch Kendrick | 25Ā CP | Ā |
| 7 | 1724.2 | | Sam Pandelis (ā„Misakaā„) | 52Ā CP | | Ā | 15 | 1707.4 | | Dimitri Koziaris (DimtheSim) | 25Ā CP | |
| 8 | ? | | Drew Bliss | 52Ā CP | Ā | Ā | 16 | 1706.7 | | Henry Rich | 25Ā CP | |
There were 26 MA + 3 SR + 0 JR players in Middle East & South Africa: the Top 4 Masters players received Championship Points.
| # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | Team | # | Rating | Flag | Player | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ? |  |
Sanjeev Balkishun | 75 CP | 3 | ? | |
Shikara Balkishun | 54 CP | |||
| 2 | ? | |
Chad Hull | 65 CP | 4 | ? |  |
Helmy Ben Messaoud | 54 CP |
Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online, in your PokĆ©mon Scarlet or PokĆ©mon Violet game, at the Online competitions section of the PokĆ© Portal’s Battle Stadium.
The tournament starts on 5 September 2025 at 00:00 UTC. You will be able to play up to 15 battles on 5 September, up to 30 battles by 6 September and up to 45 battles by 7 September. You will be able to enter any battle until 7 September 2025 at 23:59 UTC.
Prizes
This event is an official Online Competition, and is part of theĀ 2026 official circuitĀ in all regions governed by TPCi, that is: North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and Middle East & Africa.
As a participation prize, any player that finishes at least three battles will receive 100,000 League Points, a Gold Bottle Cap and an Ability Patch.
Players are warned that only one user can participate per Nintendo account, even if they are playing both PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet in the same account. Playing with both versions of the game may result in penalties.
For the first time ever, Championship Points will be awarded separately for each region, so there will be different standings for North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and Middle East & South Africa.
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker (for each rating zone) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 75 CP | 0 |
| 2nd | 65 CP | 8 |
| 3rd and 4th | 54 CP | 17 |
| 5th to 8th | 52 CP | 33 |
| 9th to 16th | 25 CP | 48 |
| 17th to 32nd | 13 CP | 65 |
| 33rd to 64th | 11 CP | 128 |
| 65th to 128th | 7 CP | 257 |
| 129th to 256th | 5 CP | 513 |
| 257th to 512th | 4 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 3 CP | 2049 |
Overview
The 2026 Grand Challenge IĀ is an official Online Competition featuring double battles, and is region-locked. It is the 15th VGC-relevant Online Competition in PokĆ©mon Scarlet and PokĆ©mon Violet games for players in the TPCi regions, the 5th Grand Challenge in these games, and the first in the 2026 season.
It is played withĀ VGC Regulation Set H. This returning ruleset was last used in a Grand Challenge in December 2024!
A little bit of history
Online Competitions are usually a part of the casual gameplay, but they have been featured in the official circuit for some years now. They are one of the few tournaments in which all world regions play together, and it generally grants National invites in TPC regions and Championship Points in TPCi regions.
The most recent Online Competition for players in the TPCi regions was theĀ 2025 Grand Challenge IV, played in May 2025 with the VGC Regulation Set I. First place was achieved by 2025 GdaÅsk Regional Champion Federico Camporesi, who earned a rating of 1798 and 170 CP to win his second Grand Challenge of the season, after also winning the previous one. Federico beat 2022 Lille Regional Finalist Giulio Tarlao, who earned 160 CP.
This is a returning ruleset! The last Regulation Set H Grand Challenge was theĀ 2025 Grand Challenge III, played in December 2024. As mentioned above, first place was also achieved by 2025 GdaÅsk Regional Champion Federico Camporesi, who earned a rating of 1813 and 170 CP to win his first Grand Challenge. Federico beat American player JackPTK, who earned 160 CP.
AmericanĀ James Evans, theĀ 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated BrazilianĀ Gabriel AgatiĀ in the NAIC finals.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own PokƩmon Scarlet or PokƩmon Violet game, only available if the Online Competition settings are configured to any TPCi region (that is, any region excluding Asia-Pacific).
To register, enter the PokĆ© Portal ā Battle Stadium ā Online competitions ā Search for a competition (in the Official Competitions column).
You will need to register and lock a team at the time of registration.
Sign-ups are open from 28 August at 00:00 UTC until 4 September at 23:59 UTC, when the tournament starts.
